Experts' Choice Award Mr Thomas's Chop House
What the experts agree on
Manchester's oldest restaurant since 1872 delivers authentic British classics in a maze of historic nooks—think steak-and-kidney pudding and corned beef hash—with the atmospheric bar feeling like a proper Victorian boozer.
“The most traditional British food served in the city center is offered here at lunch, including dishes such as braised oxtail with cabbage and dumplings, and steak-and-kidney pudding.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "The city's oldest restaurant, dating from 1872, dishes out good old British favorites such as crispy corned beef hash with poached eggs and HP brown sauce and steak and kidney pudding." Full review
Time Out "It's all nooks and crannies, with the bar just like an old British boozer from yesteryear and the restaurant - equally historic - serving good examples of classic British cooking." Full review
New York Times "There's been a pub here since around 1870, and today's version serves satisfying British classics like bangers and mash, steak and kidney pudding, and fish and chips. The other draw here..."
36 Hours in Manchester, England
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